Gentry
noun
People of high social class, especially in the past.
As a young woman, she was introduced to the gentry through her father's business.
Often appears as...
- landed gentry
- local gentry
noun
The condition of being gentry, property or rank that makes one a member of the gentry.
He came into his gentry upon the death of his uncle.
Often appears as...
- acquire gentry
- lose gentry
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Legal
noun
People of high social class, especially in the past.
As a young woman, she was introduced to the gentry through her father's business.
Often appears as...
- landed gentry
- local gentry
noun
The condition of being gentry, property or rank that makes one a member of the gentry.
He came into his gentry upon the death of his uncle.
Often appears as...
- acquire gentry
- lose gentry
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Legal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'gentry' as a historical social class below nobility.
In period dramas, characters often reverence the gentry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
Rarely used in modern context, 'gentry' often refers to past societies.
The gentry once had significant influence in rural communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
In literature, 'gentry' can imply refined manners and cultivated habits.
She aspired to the sophistication of the gentry.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'gentry' as a historical social class below nobility.
In period dramas, characters often reverence the gentry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
Rarely used in modern context, 'gentry' often refers to past societies.
The gentry once had significant influence in rural communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
In literature, 'gentry' can imply refined manners and cultivated habits.
She aspired to the sophistication of the gentry.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'gentry' as a historical social class below nobility.
In period dramas, characters often reverence the gentry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
Rarely used in modern context, 'gentry' often refers to past societies.
The gentry once had significant influence in rural communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
In literature, 'gentry' can imply refined manners and cultivated habits.
She aspired to the sophistication of the gentry.
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Video examples
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Video examples
Crystal Rasmussen: A...
that my whole town had celebrated my acceptance at with glee. And when I arrived there, I started to tell lies about my upbringing. Not big ones. There's only so many vowels you can drop until someone realizes you're not landed gentry.
Video examples
Undercover Heroin Bust PIPE...
high-grade heroin from mexican distributors costing forty thousand dollars we'll see how professional these guys are this is what they do and they're really good at it all right they're a bit farther over that way sergeant gentry has the seller's black pickup in sight
Video examples
Crystal Rasmussen: A...
that my whole town had celebrated my acceptance at with glee. And when I arrived there, I started to tell lies about my upbringing. Not big ones. There's only so many vowels you can drop until someone realizes you're not landed gentry.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
When you go back to the days when I was studying how to paint, some of the things that excited me most was to go into the Huntington Library and Gardens and to see the amazing pictures of the landed gentry.
Quote examples
Julian Fellowes
English Actor
I come from a class which used to be called the gentry - which is nowadays mistakenly used to include the nobility, but in fact is not. The gentry was essentially the untitled landowning class.
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Sabine Baring-Gould
English Clergyman
The great majority of the nobility and gentry of England clung to the doctrine and ceremonies of the ancient church, and yet were united in determination to oppose the papal claims.
Quote examples
Jasmine Guinness
Irish Designer
People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money.
Quote examples
Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
When you go back to the days when I was studying how to paint, some of the things that excited me most was to go into the Huntington Library and Gardens and to see the amazing pictures of the landed gentry.
Quote examples
Julian Fellowes
English Actor
I come from a class which used to be called the gentry - which is nowadays mistakenly used to include the nobility, but in fact is not. The gentry was essentially the untitled landowning class.
Quote examples
Sabine Baring-Gould
English Clergyman
The great majority of the nobility and gentry of England clung to the doctrine and ceremonies of the ancient church, and yet were united in determination to oppose the papal claims.
Quote examples
Jasmine Guinness
Irish Designer
People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money.
Example 1 of 4
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